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11.04.2014

Blog Tour: DOG WITH A BONE by Hailey Edwards [Except + giveaway!]

EXCERPT:

With the Dallas trip looming, I got a pass on clocking in at
the office in favor of packing. Since I lived in jeans, sneakers and the faded
T-shirts of boyfriends past, that took me all of twenty minutes.

Besides the bonuses for high-risk captures, my favorite job
perk had to be the casual dress code.

After inhaling a raisin bagel, I dialed up a fae taxi
service to drive me to the fae section of town. I was still picking at the
blister bubbles on the heels of my favorite sneakers when the cabbie slammed on
his brakes.

“This it?” His eyes met mine in the rearview mirror. His
were yellow, his pupils elliptical.

Hey, I’m not saying the guy was a feline, but those eyes and
that tone coaxed a growl out of me.

“Down, girl.” He flashed a mouthful of needlelike teeth.

Yep. Definitely a cat.

My gaze slid over the familiar McMansion the Hayashi family
called home. “This is me.”

“You sure you’re not lost?” he pressed.

Ready for some fresh air, I gripped the door handle. “I’m
good, but thanks.”

“I’m only checking ’cause you smell familiar, and I don’t
want no trouble.” He drummed stubby fingers on the steering wheel. “If you
light this place up, I don’t want no trail leading nobody back to me.”

“Or something.” I resisted the urge to flash my palm and ask
how it compared to the original.

Two types of fae knew my father, those he worked with and
those he brought down.

I learned early not to ask questions about Mac. No one, not
even my mother, answered them.

The cabbie’s eyes cut left, and a purr rumbled in his chest.
“Foxy lady. She a friend of yours?”

Through the glass I spotted Mai jogging down the drive to
meet me. She wrestled two squirming kits in her arms, red furballs whose
playful nips made her wince. I noticed the cat still staring. “Roll that
sandpaper tongue back into your mouth.” I tossed a few bills into the front
seat then stepped out.

He lowered the nearest window, whistled at Mai, then peeled
out before I became a stereotype—I was not going to chase after that car to
give him a piece of my mind.

Mai ignored the kit gnawing on her hair. “Did you forget to
tip him or what?”

“Cat,” I said by way of explanation. “Who are those little
cuties?”

“Margo and Fargo.” She rolled her eyes. “They’re my newest
niece and nephew.”

“Twins?”

She snorted. “Does a fox have a tail?” The friskier of the
two kits clamped onto her earlobe. Mai yelped, gripped its scruff and tugged, then
held it at arm’s length. “We don’t draw blood on family.”

“Are you babysitting?” I pulled out my phone. “Is this a bad
time? I can call for a pick-up. I’m sure Kitty McLitterbox would love to come
back for me.”

“If you leave me,” she snarled, “I will hunt you down, chop
you up and feed you to Grandmother’s koi.”

I believed her. “Are all kitsunes this violent, or are you
the exception?”

Half-bloods
with Thierry’s skill set are given two options. They can join the conclave’s
marshal program, or they can pack their bags. Turn down the job offer, and
you’ve just shredded your residency pass for the mortal realm and booked
yourself a one-way ticket to Faerie.

Texas
is the only home Thierry has ever known, and she’s not going anywhere. Even if
it means following in her notorious father’s footsteps as a peacekeeper. But
pinning on the badge opens her eyes to the fact sometimes fae need protection
too, and that sometimes humans are the real monsters.

Born
in the Deep South, Hailey is a lifelong resident of Alabama. Her husband works
for the local sheriff’s department and her daughter is counting down the days
until she’s old enough to audition for American Idol. Her doxie, Black Ilex,
helps Hailey write by snoozing in his recliner in her office.

Her
desire to explore without leaving the comforts of home fueled her love of
reading and writing. Whenever the itch for adventure strikes, Hailey can be
found with her nose glued to her Kindle’s screen or squinting at her monitor as
she writes her next happily-ever-after.

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